HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — TUCKER, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION in TUCKER, GEORGIA
Employer HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION Report ID 20161111059
Address 3367 Montreal Industrial Way City, State ZIP TUCKER, GEORGIA 30084
Event Date November 27, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.84000, -84.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was calibrating the temperature for steam on a kettle. His coworker did not know he was calibrating the kettle and poured the hot water out of the kettle, splashing the employee's leg and causing second degree burns that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 27, 2016, a worker at HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION in TUCKER, GEORGIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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